Kick-off to Summer! Summer Bucket List and Summer Anthems Playlist

It’s official. Summer has begun. We kicked it off yesterday with lots of honking and summer anthems blaring as we drove away from school car line (these window crayons came in handy to decorate a “School’s Out” summer theme all over our van windows), and kept it going at home with summer treats, outdoor fun and a kick-off beach party with what felt like half our school.

Last night, watching all these little friends play in the water and scanning the beach to see crowds of parents talking about their summer plans…it all felt so special and celebratory, definitely of the memory-making moments category.

I finished and hung our summer bucket list yesterday as well. We’ll roll it up and take it with us to Michigan at the end of the month (I used a roll of this easel paper I keep in my craft closet).

2017’s Summer Bucket List up close:

And finally, sharing our summer anthems playlist. We played them all day yesterday:

That LFO song though. Brings back all the 1999 memories of blaring it with the windows rolled down and my hair blowing in the wind, feeling like I was the coolest girl in the world. You know, in my teal Ford Escort station wagon with the duct tape-attached fender. Ah summer, you dawg.

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If you are in the East Lansing area this summer, you may want to try a slice of pie from the cutest pie shop, Sweetie-liscious Pies in Dewitt, MI. I don’t think you would be disappointed. Look them up!

You are my hero. For real. You are REAL. Your words are pure magic. Your many creative talents radiate from your soul – and you use them to give your children an unforgettable, enchanted childhood, while also reminding all of us to ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS. Totally #WINNING at motherhood. LOVE <3

Yay for Summer! We have another 6 weeks left of the school term here in the UK. Love your ideas, I am planning a Slow Living Summer Bucket list for our family this summer holidays. Those cupcakes look delicious, will take a look at that cookbook

LOVE summer! Each winter my husband and I talk about moving to a smaller place, a condo maybe, with no yard work and less house to repair and maintain. But then summer comes and we sit out in the backyard, drinking iced tea, enjoying the summer breezes and our granddaughter playing on the jungle gym and we think, “Nah!!” 🙂